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FROM THE FIELD DESI Power – An Evolutionary Perspective of Rural Energization Project Conception of the idea Dr. Shyam Sharan, who is now the Chairman of DESI Power (Decentralised Energy Systems India Private Ltd), is considered among the pioneers for bringing in renewable energy to forefront in India. Switching career path as founding director of NTPC which is “fossil fuel” based nation’s largest power generating entity to non conventional energy arena led to the creation of DESI Power. DESI Power’s first experiment in this realm started with Development Alternatives, a not-for-profit based in Delhi. First biomass based power plant came up in Orchha district of Madhya Pradesh in 1999 and was based on Ipomoea (besharam) as 100% feedstock. “Besharam ka bhagya bahute badhiya aache, ab tractor ape chadte” (Luck of “besharam” plant is at best, see it will now ride a tractor) came a comment from a old man walking past the field where workers were cutting the Besharam (Ipomoea fistulosa) plant as feedstock for the gasifier. Recalling this fondly, “Bhulluji”, Dr Sharan’s younger brother shared the story of how DESI Power got started and its journey till now. DESI Power’s key strength is on feedstock and load management. Subsequent sections of the case-study will bring these aspects into fore. Business model DESI Power, essentially aims at supplying electricity and energy services to two distinct decentralized electricity markets: Independent Rural Power Producers (IRPPs) for villages and semi-urban areas Captive power plants for small-scale industries which depend upon diesel generators because of unreliable grid supply. IRPP: Desi Power’s business model in villages is based on providing electricity and energy services jointly with local partners who establish local small-scale industries, businesses and agro-forestry for value addition and job creation. For ensuring that the enterprises become self-reliant and profitable within a reasonable time, the “Business Plans” of the Independent Rural Power Producer (IRPP) and the village organization (which may be the village DESI Power office in Araria, Bihar Panchayat, a company, a co-operative, or an NGO) are evolved jointly and simultaneously. For commercial success, the power plant has to sell as much electricity as it can generate and the villagers have to produce and sell their products profitably. The IRPP provides the reliable and affordable supply of electricity and energy services based on locally available renewable energy resources such as agricultural residues and other biomass. The local partner organization, on its part, enables the supply of the biomass and the purchase of adequate amounts of electricity at mutually agreed prices. For industries: While the technology and the management of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities are practically the same for the two business sectors, the business model for each of them is tailor made to the specific conditions of the load and financing in each market segment. The current grid electricity price has also gone up considerably due to the removal of subsidies from industrial and commercial power and DESI Power’s supplies are therefore Magazine on Biomass Energy June 2010 6
Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy visits DESI Power, Bihar Mr Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India visited Araria and Purnia district in Bihar on June 3-4, 2010 to review four project sites where biomass gasifier based electrification projects have been initiated by Decentralized Energy System India Power (Kosi) Pvt. Ltd. (DESI Power). DESI Power had initiated activities to create local sustainable markets for decentralized electricity supply linked to job creation and development of village industries in rural Bihar. The gasifier systems for electrification have been operating for last two years on a viable business model. Under the project, electricity is provided for 6-8 hours daily for domestic lighting in the night and for 6-8 hours for other commercial applications including water pumping for irrigation purposes and to microenterprises and telecom towers. Mr Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE with officials during the visit FROM THE FIELD Paddy processing business Gasifier system installed at Gasifier in Baharbari Village, Dist Araria, Bihar During his visit, the Secretary also had discussions with villagers; microenterprises, energy service companies, consultants, manufacturers etc associated in promotion of biomass gasifier based distributed electricity projects for rural areas. DESI Power has planned to develop such systems in about 100 villages in next 1-2 years. The Secretary also visited a rice mill at Kashba village in Purnia district, Bihar where a biomass gasifier system is being operated successfully for meeting entire electricity and thermal needs of the rice mill since last two years. He had discussions with other rice mill owners also who are planning to install such systems. Electricity used for irrigation Representatives from West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency, Kolkatta, UP NEDA and Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency, Patna, gasifier manufacturers, and consultants were also present. Magazine on Biomass Energy June 2010 7
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